He came to the West Division from Pomfret in 1784 with his wife and one of his daughters. He served as commissary captain in the Third Connecticut Regiment during the American Revolution.
Son of Mrs. Mary & Elias Keyes; married Abigail Peabody 7 October 1741 at Ashford, Windham, Conn.
Sources: Connecticut Vital Records, Ashford Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1710-1851, Barbour Collection, Connecticut State Library,1921, p. 99; Genealogy of Robert Keyes of Watertown, Mass., 1633; Solomon Keyes of Newbury and Chelmsford, Mass., 1653 and Their Descendants; Family History Library, SLC, SL, UT.
Son of Mrs. Mary & Elias Keyes; married Abigail Peabody 7 October 1741 at Ashford, Windham, Conn.
Sources: Connecticut Vital Records, Ashford Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1710-1851, Barbour Collection, Connecticut State Library,1921, p. 99; Genealogy of Robert Keyes of Watertown, Mass., 1633; Solomon Keyes of Newbury and Chelmsford, Mass., 1653 and Their Descendants; Family History Library, SLC, SL, UT.
He came to the West Division from Pomfret in 1784 with his wife and one of his daughters. He served as commissary captain in the Third Connecticut Regiment during the American Revolution.
Son of Mrs. Mary & Elias Keyes; married Abigail Peabody 7 October 1741 at Ashford, Windham, Conn.
Sources: Connecticut Vital Records, Ashford Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1710-1851, Barbour Collection, Connecticut State Library,1921, p. 99; Genealogy of Robert Keyes of Watertown, Mass., 1633; Solomon Keyes of Newbury and Chelmsford, Mass., 1653 and Their Descendants; Family History Library, SLC, SL, UT.
Son of Mrs. Mary & Elias Keyes; married Abigail Peabody 7 October 1741 at Ashford, Windham, Conn.
Sources: Connecticut Vital Records, Ashford Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1710-1851, Barbour Collection, Connecticut State Library,1921, p. 99; Genealogy of Robert Keyes of Watertown, Mass., 1633; Solomon Keyes of Newbury and Chelmsford, Mass., 1653 and Their Descendants; Family History Library, SLC, SL, UT.
Inscription
Headstone Inscription:
In Memory of Capt. Stephen Keyes
Died April 2nd 1788
Aged 71
He was many years a reputable Merchant in Pomfret. And justly esteemed an excellent Neighbour, husband & Parent. A good citizen & a steady Christian.
Beneath this Stone death's prisoner lies.
The Stone shall move, the Saint shall rise.
What's now concealed Beneath the dust
Shall then appear among the Just.
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